ANASTASIA

After my workout sessions today, I felt extremely rejuvenated. After a mild all-round cleanup of the house, I realized that the house was practically devoid of all these essentials. It was worse in the kitchen. Dennis has been the one doing most of the cooking so it was understandable when I saw the container where the grains were stored was empty. There was just about a spoon of oats left. The only things in that kitchen right now were the furniture, cheese, milk, water and coffee.

It was a good time to go grocery shopping. Besides, it's been a while since I went out to shop for anything.

So I got ready, hopped in a taxi and went straight to the grocery store.

As I looked through the ingredients on the cookies, I heard a sudden shriek come out of nowhere. I and the other customers turned around to see Nora, my ex colleague, gaping at me.

"Oh my worlds! Ana, is that you?" She yelled from across the room and obviously, the eyes of the other customers now settled on me.

I flashed an apologetic smile their way, then I dropped the box of cookies in my shopping cart and wheeled it as I walked to meet Nora halfway, a huge smile on both of our faces.

"Hey, girl," she drawled as soon as we met in the middle of the aisle and she pulled me in for a hug. "It's been such a long time. How're you?" She rushed out as she pulled away from the hug and took a step back. I shrugged, "I've been good. How're you?"

She waved one of her hands in the air, "forget about me, I'm great.' She took my wrists and took another step back, her gaze roaming my form. "Girl, you look good."

I briefly wondered if she noticed the slight bulge I still had after giving birth.

"Thank you," I smiled. "You look great."

She sighed. "Gosh. I miss you so much. How's life?"

"It's all great. What are y-"

"Nora?"

We both turned back to see about three of my other ex-colleagues.

Oh God, please no.

eyes widened the same time I prayed

flesh, girls!" Nora answered,

squealed as they rushed forward and got in an extremely uncomfortable hug with me.

come up because

so good to see you, Ana," they chorused after

so good to see you too,

gazes looked through my shopping cart. "What are you doing here? We just came shopping and it turns out we all picked the same days to shop. We met quite a while ago." "That's nice. I came to get

with blond hair nodded. Her gaze went behind me for a while.

answered slowly, cautious. "He's

a smile, hoping that that would be it and we can just finish our shopping and go our ways but they were not

your daughter too? I hope

does she know about Amie or her cancer? By the look on the faces of the others too, it was apparent that they also

well," I answered

with short hair pouted. "Poor girl. Life can

think she said more about

but zoned

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I and a very few people know about Amie's condition. Though, I once told Rachel, my ex senior at work, about it and she

wasn't a yapper.

could have mentioned

recovers soon," Nora said to me, one of her hands

smiled. "Thank you so much, guys. I really

their way, another one spoke up. "How's your son in the NICU

What the actual fuck!

were included that shocked me the most. They didn't just know that I had a child, they know it's a boy and they're aware that he's in the NICU! Who the fuck is filling them in with details about my

doing very fine," I

all

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